L'ESCARMOUCHE - Lot 182

L'ESCARMOUCHE 1st year: no. 1, November 12, 1893-no. 8, December 31, 1893; 2nd year: no. 1, January 7, 1894-no. 3, March 16, 1894. Paris, Director: Georges Darien. Articles unsigned; some pseudonyms. 12 full-page lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec, 7 by H.-G. Ibels, 6 by Hermann-Paul, 3 by Pierre Bonnard, 2 by Félix Vallotton (plus a woodcut), 1 by Anquetin, 1 (advertising) by Willette. No. 11 (no. 3 of the 2nd year) in-8, written entirely by Georges Darien and unillustrated (except for the cover by Ibels), is extremely rare. Complete collection. 11 numbers in 11 issues in 1 vol. in-folio bound. Handwritten notes by Vasseur (2 ff.). Joint : - The lithographed poster (49 x 65 cm) for the launch of L'Escarmouche (small tear) ; - The reproduction of this poster taken from Les Maîtres de l'Affiche ; - The prospectus for the exhibition of Toulouse-Lautrec lithographs at the Musée du Luxembourg (December 1904-January 1905). Among the lithographs exhibited are those published in L'Escarmouche; - 1 photograph of Toulouse-Lautrec; - The catalog for H.-G. Ibels' 1st exhibition (1894). This mentions several drawings published in L'Escarmouche; - 1 business card from H.-G. Ibels with two autographed lines; - 1 L.A.S. from H.-G. Ibels (February 1906) addressed to Achille Astre (Gustave Geffroy's secretary); - 1 autograph bill from Hermann-Paul to Achille Astre; - 1 portrait of Hermann-Paul; - The catalog of the Hermann-Paul exhibition at Galerie Bernheim Jeune; - The manuscript of a very fine article by Arsène Alexandre on Toulouse-Lautrec, which was published in No. 3 of the French supplement to Pan (October 1893); - The entry for the Jarry exhibition (1953) where the present copy was exhibited. A fragile copy, but exceptional as composed.